diff --git a/spec/tokenized-buffer-spec.coffee b/spec/tokenized-buffer-spec.coffee
index ec1dc5009..51d48b5eb 100644
--- a/spec/tokenized-buffer-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/tokenized-buffer-spec.coffee
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ describe "TokenizedBuffer", ->
       atom.config.set('editor.tabLength', 1)
       expect(tokenizedBuffer.tokenForPosition([0,0]).value).toBe ' '
       atom.config.set('editor.tabLength', 0)
-      expect(tokenizedBuffer.tokenForPosition([0,0]).value).toBe '  '
+      expect(tokenizedBuffer.tokenForPosition([0,0]).value).toBe ' '
 
   describe "when the invisibles value changes", ->
     beforeEach ->
diff --git a/src/text-editor-view.coffee b/src/text-editor-view.coffee
index 7f71699d4..3746f43f2 100644
--- a/src/text-editor-view.coffee
+++ b/src/text-editor-view.coffee
@@ -73,9 +73,8 @@ class EditorView extends View
       default: 16
       minimum: 1
     lineHeight:
-      type: 'number'
+      type: 'string'
       default: 1.3
-      minimum: 1.0
     showInvisibles:
       type: 'boolean'
       default: false